The arrival of Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager marked a major shift in the ... Enter Jennifer Lien's Kes. Kes was an Ocampuan with the fatal character flaw of only having a seven-year life ...

the first child born on Voyager's decades-long trip back to Earth, was one of the show's strongest. Other relationships didn't work as well, particularly the one with Kes. The writers wanted a ...